Find your place in English Studies

Learn more about how an English major, minor, or specialization can help you reach your goals.
Learn more about the Oxford Summer Seminar

Our majors can travel to England, Scotland, Ireland, France (and beyond) as part of the Oxford Summer Seminar. All while earning credit toward their degrees!
Explore career paths in English

The English major prepares students to write well, think analytically and critically, and to solve problems quickly. These are skills that employers demand for today's 21st century job market.
English alumni discuss their careers in technical writing

Alumni of the Professional Writing and Technical Communication certificate program visited English 382 to talk with students about careers in technical writing—and the perks of a pet-friendly workplace.

Stephen Clingman Publishes Article in the Journal of Commonwealth Literature

November 17, 2018

Stephen Clingman's article, "Writing the Biofictive: Caryl Phillips and The Lost Child" was published this month in the Journal of Commonwealth Literature. This special issue reflects on the...

Callie Reynolds ('07) Featured in SmarterCX's Webseries, Women in Tech

November 14, 2018

Callie (Williams) Reynolds graduated from UMass in 2007 with a Bachelor's degree in English and a specialization in Professional Writing and Technical Communication (PWTC). Earlier this month, she...

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Events

Nov

jubilat/Jones hosts Emily Skillings and Emily Liebowitz

Goodwin Room, Jones Library, 43 Amity St., Amherst
3:00 pm

Dec

English Department Faculty Meeting

4:00 pm

Dec

Visiting Writers Series hosts Gina Apostol

Memorial Hall, 134 Hicks Way
8:00 pm

Dec

“Teaching Community Engagement in English Studies” with Rebecca Lorimer Leonard

South College E470, University of Massachusetts Amherst
4:00 pm

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Student Profile

Kevin Xu '19

Kevin Xu is a senior English major, pursuing specializations in the Study and Practice of Writing (SPOW) and Professional Writing and Technical Communication (PWTC). This past summer, he was a Technical Writing Intern at Akamai Technologies. View his LinkedIn profile to learn more or to connect with him.

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Find your place in English Studies Learn more about how an English major, minor, or specialization can help you reach your goals.

Learn more about the Oxford Summer Seminar Our majors can travel to England, Scotland, Ireland, France (and beyond) as part of the Oxford Summer Seminar. All while earning credit toward their degrees!

Explore career paths in English The English major prepares students to write well, think analytically and critically, and to solve problems quickly. These are skills that employers demand for today's 21st century job market.

English alumni discuss their careers in technical writing Alumni of the Professional Writing and Technical Communication certificate program visited English 382 to talk with students about careers in technical writing—and the perks of a pet-friendly workplace.

Stephen Clingman Publishes Article in the Journal of Commonwealth Literature

Callie Reynolds ('07) Featured in SmarterCX's Webseries, Women in Tech

jubilat/Jones hosts Emily Skillings and Emily Liebowitz

English Department Faculty Meeting

Visiting Writers Series hosts Gina Apostol

“Teaching Community Engagement in English Studies” with Rebecca Lorimer Leonard

Kevin Xu '19

Find your place in English Studies

Learn more about how an English major, minor, or specialization can help you reach your goals.

Learn more about the Oxford Summer Seminar

Our majors can travel to England, Scotland, Ireland, France (and beyond) as part of the Oxford Summer Seminar. All while earning credit toward their degrees!

Explore career paths in English

The English major prepares students to write well, think analytically and critically, and to solve problems quickly. These are skills that employers demand for today's 21st century job market.

English alumni discuss their careers in technical writing

Alumni of the Professional Writing and Technical Communication certificate program visited English 382 to talk with students about careers in technical writing—and the perks of a pet-friendly workplace.